Tourist English For false beginners

By Elisa Sánchez Graña

Complete the chart with the verb to be in the present form.

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

The verb to be - exercise

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It ________ cold today.

2. I _________ at home now.

3. They ________ Korean.

4. There _________ a pen on the desk.

5. My name _________ Nikita.

6. We _________ from Ukraine.

7. That __________ right.

8. I __________ OK, thanks.

9. Clara and Steve _________ married.

10. She __________ an English teacher.

11. He _______ a boy.

12. I ________ going to the bus stop.

13. She _______ my sister.

14. John _______ late again.

15. They __________ playing golf.

16. I _______ hot.

17. Tom and Mary _________ getting married.

18. You _______ next.

19. It _________ very expensive.

20. We ______ going to the station.

Vocabulary

Tourist Information Center Tourist Office Tourist Information Office

Square /SQUER/(Independence Square)

Museum /miusiam/

Eg. Next to the Tourist Center

You can visit the Carnival Museum.

-ATM (ei ti em) Automated teller machine (AmE)

-ABM ( ei bi em) Automated banking machine (CanE)

-Cash Machine (BrE)

Present Simple

Usos del Present Simple: Se usa para hablar de situaciones permanentes o algo que es

siempre verdad:

-Insects have six legs-What temperature does the water boils at?-He lives in Spain.-Does he work in a factory?

Se utiliza también para hablar de hechos que suceden con regularidad.(Ej: Rutinas diarias).

-She leaves for school at 8 o’clock.-We don’t often go out for meal.-What time do you catch the bus?

Como formar el Present simple:

Oraciones afirmativas: Formamos el presente simple con el SUJETO + EL VERBO,

debemos recordar que cuando el sujeto es he, she o it, tenemos que agregarle al verbo una s.

HE/SHE/IT + SOraciones negativas:

El verbo auxililiar para todos los sujetos que no sean he she o it

es do, por lo que para formar el negativo, usamos el verbo auxiliar Do not (Don’t) luego del sujeto y antes del verbo.

Eg: I don’t speak Greek.

I/YOU/WE/THEY DON’T

Debemos tomar en cuenta que para he, she e it se usa como auxiliar does, por lo que para formar el negativo, usaremos do not (doesn’t) ) luego del sujeto y antes del verbo.

Eg. He doesn’t speek Greek.

HE/SHE/IT DOESN’T

En las oraciones negativas no es necesario agregar la s luego de he, she o it.

HE/SHE/IT + S

Formulación de preguntas

Usamos los verbos auxiliares do y does, al igual que cuando se escriben oraciones negativas. En este caso es necesario poner el verbo auxiliar antes del sujeto.

I HEYOU SHE DOESWE DO ITTHEY

Do you read comics? Does he play football?Yes I do/ No, I don’t Yes he does/ No he doesn’t.

Reglas ortográficas del present simple

En el presente simple, la tercera persona del singular positivo (HE/SHE/IT) agrega el sufijo S. (HE/SHE/IT + S) A veces la forma de escribir el verbo cambia.

Con los verbos terminados en –s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -o agregamos ES, en vez de solo S.

–s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -o +ES.

Example: I watch- she watches I finish - David finishes

Cuando el verbo termina en consonante y una –y se cambia la –y por

-ies

Consonante + y cambia por ies

Example: I cry- The baby cries I study- she studies

Cuando el verbo termina en vocal e –y, entonces agregamos la-s como siempre.

Vocal + y agrega ies

Example: I enjoy- he enjoys I play- Melannie plays.

Third person singular

We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular (he, she, it).

I drink – he drinksI run – he runs

BUTWe add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o.

I watch – he watches

With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies.

I cry – he criesBut with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual.

I play – he plays

Afirmative

I walkYou walkHe walksShe walksIt walks We walk You walk They walk

Negative

I don’t walk You don’t walkHe doesn’t walkShe doesn’t walkIt doesn’t walkWe don’t walkYou don’t walkThey don’t walk

Interrogative

Do I walk?Do you walk?Does he walk?Does she walk?Does it walk?Do we walk?Do you walk?Do they walk?

We use the Present Simple:

for habits and actions that we do regularly:

He visits his friends every Sunday.She goes to school by bus.

for general truths:The sun rises in the East.

for permanent situations:He lives in Athens.

Short answers

Affirmative NegativeYes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t

Yes, he / she / it does No, he / she / it doesn’t

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play ____________

go ____________

wash ____________

teach ____________

drive ____________

carry ____________

fly ____________

start ____________

help____________

kiss ____________

watch ____________

tidy____________

like____________

enjoy ____________

cry____________

mix____________

Expressions used with the Present SimpleFrequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

(they are placed before the main verb)Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…at the weekend…in the morning / afternoon…in winter / spring…once a day / week…

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in

brackets.

1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)

5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start/finish)

8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)

9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning.(watch)

10.John __________ his room every day. (tidy)

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

office. He always works outside in the streets.

He __________ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________

but he __________ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He __________. He __________ the countryside,

so he always __________ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river

every weekend.

D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the

afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

Go work ride deliver love jog rest

2. walk / after lunch

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3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

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4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

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5. clean / the house / on Mondays

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6. watch / TV / after school

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E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They __________ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: __________ you __________ (have) a favourite player?

Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the

team is good.

Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?

Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________

you __________ (like) football, Mark?

Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

EXERCISES!

Form positive sentences in simple present. (Conjugar si es necesario)

1) We/a/ climb/mountain______________________________________________________________2) I/ sad/ look______________________________________________________________3) He/ ride/a/ bike ______________________________________________________________________________4) Mary/go/to school/every day.______________________________________________________________________________5) Every afternoon/i walk to work______________________________________________________________6) The light /from the sun/ take/ 8 minutes / to reach the earth/______________________________________________________________________________

Form sentences in the simple present(Conjugar si es necesario)

1) I/ do not/look sad______________________________________________________________________________2) They/not/ ride/a bike/do ______________________________________________________________________________3) The teacher/ not/ explain/ the tenses /do ______________________________________________________________________________4) Do not /they /hear______________________________________________________________5) She/do not/ exam /pass______________________________________________________________

Form questions in the simple present

He/the school go/?______________________________________________________________You /smoke / do/?______________________________________________________________Do /she/ teach/ in a primary school/?______________________________________________________________Form the third singular person

1) Play he Plays 2) Teach she ____ 3)Fly it _____ 4) Go she ______

Tips

¿Cuándo usamos el present simple en el módulo? Cuando hablamos de cosas que suceden regularmente en un determinado momento del día, de la semana, etc.

Example 1.Every Saturday and Sunday, you can go to Isla de Flores Street, where there are a lot of people dancing and playing the drums. They play a rhythm known as “Candombe”.

Example 2.The museums (are) open from Tuesday to Sunday, from eleven to seventeen.

Example 3 The Carnival Museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday.

Vocabulary Leaflet /Liflet/ Brochure /brollur/ Map Bookmarker/bookmark

Postcards

To discuss…1. How many different ways of providing information to tourist can you think of? Example. Printed brochures and leaflets.2.What types of encounters with the public do they involve?Example: Face- to face at an Information Center.3. What type of questions do the public ask at a Turist Information Office?

Reading

Inside the tourism: Information

Tourist information comes in a variety of forms. But the two most important are probably Tourist Information Centers (TICs) and web sites.(TICs) are found in City Centers, major Resorts, and Transport Termini.Inside the (TICs) would be displays of leaflets and brochures on local attractions, entertainment options, transport information (like where could you rent a car) and listings of accommodation providers.

Tourists come in all shapes and sizes. Working in Tourist Information Center, you will meet people with very different characteristics and ways of behaving. Here are some costumer types. Do you recognize any of the types from people you have deal with?

The questioner : Ask lots and lots of questions even thought they don’t really need to know.

Straight to the point : Wants a clear simple answer to their query and nothing extra.

Empty head : Not sure what they want to know, but feel they ought to ask something.

The shy one : Wants help but won’t ask for it.Know-it-all: Wants to tell you how much they know.

The sponge: Fascinated by everything, you have to say and absorbs all the information.

How would you deal with these customer types? Would you treat them all the same?

Some notes!Para poder dar información y establecer un diálogo de forma fluida, donde tanto el turista como el informante se entiendan mutuamente, es necesario que el informante tenga claro lo que se le está solicitando. Por eso es que haremos un breve repaso de verbos, parte fundamental de la oración. Puede que me olvide de agregar las s a he she o it en el presente simple, pero si me equivoco de verbo o si no lo sé, la comunicación se verá interferida.

Answer

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VocabularyAdjectives for job skillsLook at the adjectives for describing people.

Fix 6 pairs of opposite adjectivesCalmNervousDisorganizedScruffyFriendlyLazy

CreativePracticalFlexibleSmartConfidentOrganized

ExtrovertShyHardworkingUnfriendly.

What of these characteristics of character are in your opinion, important for people working at an Information Center?

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Definitions of some adjectives

Scruffy- /scrafi/(informal) dirty or untidy. Lazy- /leizi/- unwilling to work or to be active, doing as little as possible.Smart- /sma:rt/ =intelligent. Describing job skills.

Look at the sentences describing job skills and abilities.+infinitive +-ing or noun

I can make people relax I enjoy meeting new peopleI know how to use computer I like working independently

I can suggest places for visiting I am good at languagesI am able to do more than one thing at the same time

I feel confident about dealing with people of different countries.

Can +infinitive Like +-ing

Walking around the old city you can visit many museums and see some historic buildings.

If you like football you cannot miss the football museum.

Make sentences using can, tell the tourist the different places they can visit, where they can go shopping, etc.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Make sentences using like, as if you were a tourist asking about your interests, etc ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Speaking activity!Talk about what you enjoy and what you like doing in your free time.

Complete the paragraph. Choose from the words in the list.be/being smile / smiling

WE ARE GOING TO BUY LUNCH.

speak/ speakingunderstand / understanding

use /usingwork / working

So you want to work in tourism?What do you have to do? What do you need to know?In most tourism jobs you have to enjoy _______with people-not just the customers but your colleagues as well You have to be able to______________ 2as part of a team. You have to know how to __________ 3even if you're having a bad day.It's also important to be able to_____________ 4 clearly on the phone. In many jobs you need to be good at _______________5 people with different languages and cultures, and you need to be confident about _____________6 the languages that you know.Sometimes, especially if you work in an office, you have to know how to _________ 6, computers. It's also important to be flexible, and you often have to be willing to____________ 7,long or unusual hours. But most of all you have to like _______________8with people.

Re-view. Prepositions of placeON

IN Next to

Under

Prepositions of Movement

Used to specify a starting  point in spatial movement

FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SUNSET.

IF YOU GO UP THE STAIRS, YOU COULD SEE...

= inside ofHE WALKED INTO THE ROOM.

Direction from the inside to the outside of somethingTHEY ARE GOING OUT OF

THE MUSSEUM.

Above in place or position.

ABOVE=SOBRETIM IS JUMPING OVER THE

HURDLE.

Walk straight THROUGH Perez Castellano.( a través de…)

In the direction ofWALK TOWARD THE RIVER

TOM IS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS.

THEY ARE GETTING OFF THE BUS.

To go from one end  to the other of something

THEY’RE WALKING ALONG PEREZ CASTELLANOS.

(A LO LARGO DE…)

VOCABULARY:HURDLE= Barrera/valla

PRONUNCIATION:TOWARD= / Tor(a)d/THROUGH= /Thru/

Lenguage spot

Giving directions and predictions of movement

1) Which of these following are spoken by someone giving directions?

a) The best way to go is…b) How do you get to?c) Do you want the most direct route?d) If you turn left here…e) Go straight till the traffic lifts, cross the road. There you will see some blue flags. That’s the Ministry of tourism.f) Where can I buy crafts?g) Sorry, this is not the Carnival Museum. For going there you have to continue walking straight, the next gate not, it’s the other one. g) Where can I buy postcards?h) Go straight till the traffic lifts, cross the road. There you will see some blue flags, walk in direction to the port, you will find a man that will ask you where you are going, say him you want to go to buquebus’ office. He will tell you how to go there.

2) Match the phrases in A with the places in B. There would often be more than one possibility.

Go alongWalk towardsCome out ofGet toWalk on throughTurn right ReachTakeGo past

The Tourist Information CenterThe hillThe streetA busThe city centreThe barThe parkThe fork in the roadThe City HallThe market

Vocabulary

Fork: Tenedor y bifurcación

3) Choose 3 of the pairs and try to link them using if, when, until or and.

EXAMPLE

Go along the street until you come to the market.

Speaking Exercise

In pairs

We will mock we’re in the Tourist Information Center. One will be the tourist informer and the other will be the tourist asking for information about the old city.

There’s some information at the map, use it as well as to ask for information as to give it. Also you can add as much information as you want.

Useful vocabulary: -Next to -opposite -Between -on -at the end of -near.

Vocabulary

National Flag National Shield

/shild/ Hill

Fort

Lighthouse

/Bas/

Bus terminal Beach /bich/

Flea market/fli:/ Crafts Handcrafts Handicrafts

/yuery/

Present continuous

¿cómo se forma una oración afirmativa?

subject+ am/is/ are +verb+ing

Usos1) Es usada para expresar que algo está sucediendo o no, ahora

en este momento.Examples:

I am speaking You are Redding

(now) She is talking

Are you listening? Are you

understanding me?

2) A veces usamos el present continuous para expresar una acción está en proceso, aunque no lo estemos haciendo en ese mismo instante.

I am studying tourism

Where are you stayi ng ?

Are you working at any special project at work?

¿Cómo formamos el negativo?

Subject + am/is/ are+ not+verb+ing

Examples: You are not doing any homework! I’m not reading a novel, I’m studying. She is not studying law any more.

¿Y si quiero hacer una pregunta?

Question Word+ am/is/ are+ Subject+ verb+ing

What are you cooking?Sorry, what are you talking about?Where are you staying ?

What are they doing?

Look at the pictures and describe what they are doing PICTURE A

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Prepositions of timeATAT

The time: at 2 o’clock Specific parts of the day: at midday/ midnight / at night Certain time expressions: at Christmas/ Easter

At present At the moment/ weekend

EXERCISES!

Match the prepositions at in, or on with the time expressions on the right.

SundayEaster10 Junethe weekendthe afternoonsix days

Nightthe summer

4 o'clockA longtime

2007

1. The plane leaves in ________ minutes,we must hurry up.

2. The children have a holiday _______ summer

AtFor InOn

Days of the week: On Monday Dates On the 16th of June Special days On my birthday

On Christmas Day On New Year's Eve / Day

ONON

Months of the year: In June Seasons of the year: In winter/spring/summer/autumn Parts of the day: In the morning

In the afternoon In the evening

Longer periods of time: In this century In 2007 /In the 1960´s

ININ

3. He never stays at home ______ Sundays.

4. The museum opens _____ 9:30.

5. I always have a shower ______ the mornings.

6. My birthday is ______ 5th October.

7. Where are you going ____ the weekend.

8. They can’t come ____ Easter.

9. Did they give you the book _____ Monday afternoon?

10. My parents were born _____ 1933.

11. I’m very busy _____ the moment.

12. She usually watches TV ______ night.

13. Classes begin _____ 8:30 every day.

14. They don’t go to school _____ Saturdays.

15. Dad went to Paris ______ spring.

16. Did they send you the report _____ the afternoon?

17. It usually snows here ______ December.

18. I hope I’ll see you _____ Saturday evening.

19. Teresa usually does the housework early ______ the morning.

20. He got married _____ 1969.

21. Technology developed a lot _____ 20th century.

22. They arrived home ______ midnight.

23. My sister finished university ____ June.

24. Our aunt always visits us ___ Christmas.

25. There was a big explosion ____ night.

26. The firemen are putting out the fire ____ present.

27. We had a big party _____ New Year's eve.

28. There shops were crowded _____ 7th January, when the sales started.

29. Leaves fall from the trees _____ autumn.

30. The boy went to sleep ____ midnight.

Recommending and promoting

What have you thought of doing?

Give reasons for your suggestions

Example: Tourist informer- Good morning, can I help you?Customer- Yes, thanks.Tourist informer-Well tell me… how long are you going to stay in Montevideo?Customer- Just today.Tourist Informer- Well, we’re inside the Old City, which is full of museums and history buildings. If you want I can point you at the map the different museums for visiting them, do you like museums?Customer- Well, a bit but not much… what other things could you suggest us? Tourist informer- Well… let’s see…No many museums…ok….. right, inside the old city what you can do is walking throw the pedestrian streets Perez Castellano and Sarandi where there are some shops and restaurants. Here at Sarandi there is also a fair with antiques. (Pointed it at the map)

If not another option for today is visiting the panoramic lift of the City Hall, because it has a wonderful view of the city. It’s open from half past ten to half pas three. For entering you should take the secondary entrance of the City Hall. If you walk along the tunnel of San Jose street you will find a gate, entering and walking all straight you will find the lift. Usually there is a Tourist Guide next to it. You can go up with the guide.

I know you don’t want many museums, but there is a really good one next to the City Hall. You can enter, take a look, if you like it you could stay and if not you can perfectly go away. The History Art Museum, as the majority of our museums it’s totally free, and originals and replicas of pieces of art from all over the world.

You could …(+inf verb)You can…It’s a must……+ingYou should/ought to…If I were you….+ wouldThe best thing you can do is …I’d recommend you to…

If I were you, later seeing the museum I would be exhausted, so…for relaxing the mind, you can go to a place called: Mercado de la Abundancia. Where, there are some restaurants and you can try our meats and wines. After lunching it’s a must buying some souvenirs from the different stands. All what it’s exposed there it’s of an excellent quality, a really good palace for buying good and no so expensive gifts. Well for today I think it’s enough, if not you would have to stay some more days…haha.

Talking about the past

1 st Conditional

Usos del 1 st Conditional Este condicional se utiliza para expresar situaciones futuras que creemos son posibles de concretarse.En el módulo las usamos bastante a menudo. Por ejemplo, una oración de este tipo en español sería: si visitan el Prado van a disfrutar de la magia del Rosedal.

Como formar el 1 st Conditional Conditional clause + Main clause

If + Sujeto + Present Simple Future (will + infinitive)

Remember! We can change the order of the clause

If it is cold, we`ll stay at home/ We´ll stay at home if it is cold

Example: If he doesn´t study more, he´ll fail his exam.

EXERCISES!

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e.g) If it , we

Look at the pictures and interpret the condition and its

- If you continue straight you will see the traffic lights.- If you will go to pocitos, catch the 121

Make same sentences using the structure given.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Present continuous

Se forma con am/is/ are +verb+ing

Usos3) Es usada para expresar que algo está sucediendo o no, ahora

en este momento.Examples:

I am speaking You are Redding (now) She is talking Are you listening? Are you understanding me?

4) A veces usamos el present continuous para expresar una acción está en proceso, aunque no lo estemos haciendo en ese mismo instante.

I am studying tourism Where are you stayi ng ? Are you working at any special project at work?

¿Como formamos el negativo?Example: you are not doing any homework!

Example: She is not studying law any more.

¿Y si quiero hacer una pregunta?

Question Word+

What are you cooking?Sorry, what are you talking about?